City leaders take action to secure sewer service for Hoffpauir residents
“he council’s action sets the legal wheels in motion to acquire right-of-way access to provide sewer service to residents who say they’ve been overlooked for decades. Currently, Hoffpauir residents are using individual septic systems, but…
Denver loses sales-tax revenue to online retailers, suburbs
“Out of the 41 large super centers, or large format warehouse retailers in metro Denver, there are only seven within the city limits, the EPS study shows. There are only four home improvement centers in…
Eminent Domain’s Great Farmland Heist
“When TransCanada first approached Crawford’s father in 2008, and offered to pay about $7,000 for easement rights, he refused, telling the company, “We don’t want you here.” He said the corporation could reroute the line,…
Eminent Domain on Hold in T.R. Pending L.B.I Appeal
“…results of an appeal filed by Harvey Cedars officials in State Supreme Court regarding to a case that awarded beach front property owners $375-thousand dollars for a dune project that obstructed their ocean front view….
A property rights defender
“The opponents of last November’s property rights amendment to the Virginia Constitution assured us that we could trust our state lawmakers to stand strong for reforms they enacted in 2007 preventing localities from condemning land…
Mount Rainier officials threaten to acquire Singer Building in court
“Mount Rainier City Council members want to remove an obstacle in the development of the city’s business district and if other options are exhausted, are considering taking the property owner of a long-vacant building in…
“The Messy History of the Federal Eminent Domain Power”: Burset responds to Baude
“William Baude, a lecturer in law at the Stanford Law School, has posted Rethinking the Federal Eminent Domain Power, which will appear in volume 122 of the Yale Law Journal. Here is the abstract: It…
California’s High-Speed Rail Meets Opposition Over Eminent Domain
““There would be far less impact on agricultural lands than the current alignment which literally cuts right across many, many working farms,” says Barry Epstein, who represented the farmers. That lawsuit was settled last month…
Wind energy industry: 2013 Legislature created mixed results
“During the 2013 session of the Wyoming Legislature, members of the wind energy industry closely watched four bills, including potential laws for eminent domain, utility rates and state permitting. The industry opposed three of the…
Missouri Court Blocks Eminent Domain By Port Authority
“he state Supreme Court has blocked the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority from using eminent domain to expand its operations. The high court on Tuesday cited a 2006 Missouri law that prohibits governmental entities from…